Combination cigarette holder and smoke guard



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COMBINATION CIGARETTE HOLDER SMOKE GUARD Musa Mucho, 2448 W. Superior St., Chicago, Ill.

Filed Aug. 12, 1955, Ser. No. 527,934

1 Claim. (Cl. 131-175) My invention relates to a combination cigarette holder and smoke guard.

Many cigarette smokers like to leave a cigarette burning in their mouth when they are engaged in desk or bench work. The smoke from the burning end of the cigarette, however, rises into the nose and eyes of the smoker to irritate them and causes discomfort and inflammation. Such smokers also often prefer to hold the cigarette more firmly than is possible between the lips. It is tiring to hold a cigarette continuously between the lips and the grip often slips a little and the cigarette will wobble in the mouth. Consequently, the cigarette is often gripped by the teeth and, as a consequence, becomes wet and soggy at the end, draws poorly, and shreds of tobacco becomm loose in the mouth.

Conventional cigarette holders are of course an answer to these last objections but they in turn possess certain disadvantages. Usually they are heavy. Often a smoker likes to feel a cigarette between his lips when he is smoking. Ordinarily cigarette holders become dirty and filled with smoke tars.

My invention has among its objectives, therefore, shielding the nose and eyes of the smoker from smoke from the burning end of the cigarette even in a bent-over position such as in desk or bench work. It provides a cigarette holder which is exceedingly light in weight, which permits a normal lip engagement with the end of the cigarette while at the same time the primary holding of the cigarette is done by the teeth. It does not collect smoke tars as do conventional cigarette holders; it keeps the end of the cigarette dry even though held by the teeth, and it provides a shallow bit comfortably held by the teeth for supporting the cigarette.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the following description and drawings of which:

Fig. l is a perspective of an embodiment of my invention in use;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; and,

Fig. 3 is a section which may be regarded as being taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

My invention is comprised generally of two parts: a cigarette holder and a shield 12. The holder 10 is formed desirably of a thin sleeve of metal 14 which may be of aluminum, silver, or other similar non-corrodible metal or any other suitable material. The sleeve 14 may be either slightly tapered as illustrated or cylindrical with a flared end to facilitate the insertion of the cigarette 16 thereinto. The length of the sleeve may be on the order About half way back from the wide end 18 of the sleeve a pair of curving cuts are made in the metal of the sleeve to curve backwardly toward the other narrow end 20 thereof on opposite sides of the sleeve to leave a pair of narrow legs 22 opposite each other. Finally a ring 24 is secured on opposite sides to the ends of the legs 22 by soldering or brazing. The ring 24 may be round as illustrated and approxi- V the sleeve at a point where it is appreciably spaced from the ring 24 sothat the teeth of the smoker may close on the legs 22 and over the ring 24 and .the'cigarette be well forward of the teeth but positionedto be located between the lips of the'smoker. The cuts 21 should be of such a nature that they expose a substantial part of the cigarette on the top and bottom thereof so that the lips close on the cigarette rather than on the holder.

The guard 12 is desirably a rectangular .piece of transparent plastic material having a curvature on the vertical axis thereof. A hole 26 is formed centrally toward the bottom of the shield and ringed by a grommet'28. The inside diameter of the grommet should be such that it will lodge or jam against the tapered sleeve 14 toward the forward outer end 18 thereof. In the case of the cylin drical sleeve with the flared end, it should fit frictionally tightly over the entire length of the sleeve so as to remain firmly in the desired position.

To use the shield 12 the bit end of the holder 10 is inserted into the grommet and moved to the point Where it jams in the grommet which point may be on the order of a quarter of an inch from the outer end 18 of the holder. The shield should be arranged on the holder so that it curves away from the face. The shield preferably is large enough to protect the nose of the smoker from smoke from the cigarette and regardless of where in his mouth the smoker may normally hold a cigarette. The upper edge 30 of the shield may fall well short of eye level in order to facilitate vision and to permit the smoker to look over the shield easily but should extend high enough and far enough forward of the eye to deflect the smoke from the burning end of the cigarette away from the eye.

The ring 24 should, of course, be small enough to permit its insertion into the grommet 28.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing description that my invention provides a combination cigarette holder and smoke screen wherein the smoke from a burning cigarette is deflected away from the nose and eyes of the smoker. It is further seen that I have provided a holder whereby a cigarette may be held by the teeth without becoming undesirably wet; It will further be seen that my holder is exceedingly light in weight and permits a substantially normal lip retention of the cigarette with the feel of the cigarette on the lips without the usual uncertainties and disadvantages inherent in a lip holding. Furthermore, it will be appreciated that my device is exceedingly inexpensive and simple to manufacture.

It will be appreciated also from the foreging description that my invention may take many forms and that many alternatives are possible in the structure thereof.

Thus, the ring 24 and legs 22 may be provided by simply notching on opposite sides a full length sleeve so as to leave the ring as a part of the original sleeve blank. I therefore prefer that my invention be regarded as being limited only as set forth in the following claim.

I claim:

A combination cigarette holder and smoke guard comprising a tapered sleeve having a pair of notches formed therein on opposite sides thereof toward the end of least dimension to define a ring at said end of said sleeve and a pair of mutually opposite narrow legs supporting said ring from a larger section of said sleeve and a transparent screen having a hole therein, adjacent the bottom edge thereof frictionally binding on said sleeve beyond said notches toward the larger end thereof, said screen extending upward from said sleeve to deflect smoke from the burning end of a cigarette away from the eyes and nose Patented July 26, 1960 of the smoker, said taper of said sleeve being proportioned to, stop the insertion of a cigarette thereinto at a point where the end of the cigarette will be between the lips of a smoker when said ring is immediately behind the teethof the, smoker, said g being t nned. m ,395? major Portions of both p d bq t su aq Qt said, 14 of the cigarette,

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